Recently, the Andalusian Transparency and Data Protection Council opened disciplinary proceedings against the Andalusian Regional Government for violating personal data protection regulations, specifically for breaching several articles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in its agreement with Google Ireland. This agreement facilitated the use of the Google Workspace for Education platform in schools. In its subsequent report on compliance […] … learn more→

We live in the age of free things. Free social media, free email, free search engines, free maps, free news, free artificial intelligence. Capitalism, that system we so often accuse of greed, seems to have become generous. But there’s a small, uncomfortable detail: nothing in this world is self-generating. As Karl Marx reminded us , all value […] … learn more→

For years, social media has operated under a clear premise: participation means being visible. Posting photos, opinions, achievements, or snippets of daily life has become an implicit norm of digital presence. In many contexts, not doing so can even be interpreted as absence, disinterest, or social disconnection. However, a behavior that breaks with this logic […] … learn more→

When the World Wide Web went live in the early 1990s, its founders hoped it would be a space for anyone to share information and collaborate. But today, the free and open web is shrinking. The Internet Archive has been recording the history of the internet and making it available to the public through its Wayback Machine since 1996. Now, some of […] … learn more→

“Brainrot” is what many people call the chaotic, fast-moving memes, sounds and catchphrases that spread across TikTok, Roblox and online gaming and into playgrounds. An example is the endlessly repeated chant of “six-seven”, which still echoes through houses and schools across the country – to the bewilderment (or annoyance) of many teachers and parents. But […] … learn more→

Remember when Twitter used to be good? I reckon it peaked somewhere around the first COVID lockdowns. In those days, there was a running gag on the site where everyone would refer to it as a “hellscape”. And it did invite some of the worst that humanity has to offer. Opinions, as the old joke […] … learn more→

The line between human and machine authorship is blurring, particularly as it’s become increasingly difficult to tell whether something was written by a person or AI. Now, in what may seem like a tipping point, the digital marketing firm Graphite recently published a study showing that more than 50% of articles on the web are being generated by artificial […] … learn more→

● Roblox’s open system makes its players, especially children, vulnerable to unsafe content and interactions. ● The role of parents is very important in maintaining children’s digital safety through digital skills and playing together. ● Despite its educational potential, each game in Roblox offers different experiences and risks. Roblox is one of the most popular […] … learn more→

Last week, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, a web browser that promises to revolutionise how we interact with the internet. The company’s CEO, Sam Altman, described it as a “once-a-decade opportunity” to rethink how we browse the web. The promise is compelling: imagine an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that follows you across every website, remembers your preferences, summarises articles, […] … learn more→

Passwords are the keys to our digital lives – think how many times you log in to websites and other systems. But just like physical keys, they can be lost, duplicated and stolen. Many alternatives have been proposed in recent years, including passkeys. These offer a significant improvement in terms of user friendliness and potential […] … learn more→